Vacuum sealing drainage for the treatment of in postoperative wound disunion after calcaneal fracture / 中国骨伤

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical effects of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) in treating wound disunion after operation of fracture of calcaneus.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From June 2008 to December 2011, 11 patients with fracture of calcaneus complicated with wound ischemic necrosis and disunion after operation. There were 10 males and 1 female, aged from 21 to 55 years with an average of 39 years, and the course of disease in range from 7 to 9 weeks. These patients were treated with surgical debridement and VSD technique. According to calcaneal intraarticular fracture standard of ZHANG Tie-liang to evaulate the effects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Wound area and autogeneic skin grafts healed after operation. All patients were followed up from 6 to 18 months with an average of 11 months. No wound infection and chronic osteomyelitis were found. According to above standard, 6 cases got excellent results, 4 good and 1 fair.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>VSD technique in treating postoperative wound disunion of fracture of calcaneus can obtain satisfactory effects.</p>